Top Gear: BBC in multimillion-pound James May and Richard Hammond bid

The BBC has made a multimillion-pound bid to keep James May and Richard Hammond on Top Gear following the axing of Jeremy Clarkson.BBC2 chiefs are understood to want May and Hammond to remain on the show alongside a different guest presenter each week.Such a move would scupper the three presenters reuniting on a rival motoring show on another channel, but could pave the way for Clarkson to return as a presenter on a future series.